Athumani Shushe Bahola v Republic
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsConstitutional Petition
…On 13.2.2014 the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on both conviction and sentence. It is the dismissal of the appeal by the apex court, on such cases that has given rise to the present petition.…
…The contested sentence must be understood with regard to the background facts and the action taken by both the High Court and superior Court of Appeal to firmly stick to the death penalty which was later commuted to life…